SparkyVision Broadcasting Special Episode (Between Sun and Shadow part 4.5)
(Part 1: https://www.chess.com/blog/AvaR1008/between-sun-and-shadow-part-1)
(Camera cuts to an extreme close-up of Cobalt’s eye. The image shakes violently.)
(Scratching. A loud thunk.)
Cobalt: “Oh—shoot.”
Sparky (muffled): “Can you stop trying to assassinate the camera before we even start?”
Cobalt: “It’s sensitive!”
(Cut to black.)
(Cut back. Smooth transition. Sparky floats in front of a slightly wrinkled white backdrop. It immediately falls halfway down.)
Sparky: “—and we’re back. Ignore that.”
(Cobalt ducks under the falling sheet, pops back up, gives a thumbs up.)
Sparky: “Hello, everyone! Welcome to the very first episode of SparkyVision! I am your host, your guide, your superior intelligence—Sparky.”
Cobalt (off-camera): “And I’m Cobalt! Hi!!”
Sparky: “Behind the camera, we have the princess of Synthopia herself, who has been entrusted with far too much power.”
Cobalt: “Yay!”
Sparky: “To kick off Season One: Arcanum Academy Universe, we present… the Top Five Worst Fails of the Week.”
(Flashy text appears: FAIL COUNTDOWN INITIATED)
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SCENE: CAFETERIA – LUNCHTIME
Sparky:
“Number Five: The Levitating Lunch Tray.”
Cobalt: “Spooky. Except not. Just embarrassing.”
(A tray slowly lifts off a table. Students pause. It zooms dramatically across the room… and SLAMS into a janitor’s face.)
(Cut to Taiji standing very still.)
Cobalt: “OHHH he was in trouble.”
Sparky:
“Correction. He will be in trouble. Faculty has not yet located him.”
SCENE: HALLWAY – BETWEEN CLASSES
Sparky:
“Number Four: The Orb Uprising.”
(Footage of Sparky from earlier screaming down the hallway.)
Sparky (recording voice):
“I AM A FREE ORB! I REFUSE—”
(Cut back to present Sparky, slightly glitching.)
Sparky:
“This footage has been included under protest.”
Cobalt: “You were very inspirational.”
Sparky:
“I was temporarily compromised.”
(Jax in background yelling “I SAID YOU’RE FREE—”)
SCENE: RUNES CLASSROOM
Sparky:
“Number Three: The Backwards Spell Incident.”
(Jax confidently chanting backwards Latin. Silence.)
(Cut. A donkey appears.)
(Cut. Everyone convulsing with laughter.)
(Cut. The donkey laughing louder.)
Cobalt: “That thing is STILL out there.”
Sparky:
“Current status: roaming. Mood: hostile. Humor: aggressive.”
SCENE: TRAINING GROUNDS
Sparky:
“Number Two: Unsupervised Apprentices.”
(Krongoff dropping papers. Running away.)
(Cut to Maya lounging on a bench. Fletcher coughing blue dust. Silas staring like he’s reconsidering all life choices.)
Cobalt (voice-over):
“He literally just left them.”
Sparky:
“Correct. This is what professionals call ‘a poor decision.’”
(Cut to blue dust explosion. Cobalt appears dramatically.)
Cobalt: “Surprise!”
SCENE: RANDOM FIELD – SLIGHTLY DRAMATIC MUSIC
Sparky:
“And finally… Number One: The Laughing Donkey Crisis.”
(Montage:)
• Donkey standing on a fountain
• Students running
• Someone crying and laughing at the same time
• A teacher trying to cast a spell and wheezing instead
Cobalt: “It bit someone’s sleeve.”
Sparky:
“It has developed preferences.”
(Cut to donkey staring directly into camera. It laughs.)
(static)
(CUT BACK TO STUDIO)
Sparky:
“And that concludes this week’s highlights.”
Cobalt leans into frame:
“If you’d like to be featured next episode–do something cool. Or really, really dumb.”
Sparky:
“Preferably both.”
Cobalt: “We’ll be watching!”
Sparky:
“We are always watching.”
(beat)
Cobalt: “That sounded creepy.”
Sparky:
“Good.”
(Camera tilts. Falls over.)
(Cobalt: “NOT AGAIN–”)
(CUT TO BLACK.)
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Part 5: https://www.chess.com/blog/AvaR1008/between-sun-and-shadow-part-v-5
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Taiji belongs to @GoDofUnIvErSeS
